ActionClip 2.3.0
What’s new
- Marketplace submissions: Added submission and review-status tools for paid plans. Actions require approval before publication.
- 9 new Marketplace actions: Create QR Code, Raindrop.io, Instapaper, Readwise, Readwise Reader, GoodLinks, Anybox, Pinboard, Stash.
- Dictionary, without switching apps: Look up words and hear pronunciations or full definitions in a popup.
- New voices for Say: Listen with Microsoft Edge voices, with pause, resume, and local fallback.
- Edit and reuse results: Correct supported output before copying, replacing, listening, or saving to notes.
- Your result, your choice: Choose popup, replace, or direct copy for supported actions. Non-editable selections fall back to a popup.
- Share custom actions: Export your actions or import shared files, with a review before installation.
- Richer custom actions: JavaScript actions can return formatted results with headings, lists, links, and code.
- Safer, more flexible OCR: Added More Accurate recognition, editable output, and direct copy. A key-combination screenshot mode replaces hold-and-drag. Set your new OCR shortcut; Escape cancels capture.
- Find actions faster: Search saved actions and all Marketplace directories without switching tabs.
- Icon search: Find Iconify icons by keyword or exact name.
- Flexible shortcuts: Use key combinations or double/triple modifier presses for Show widget and Reopen last result. Control mouse, keyboard, and auto-suggestion triggers separately.
- Enhanced UI: Cleaner layouts, resizable result popups, and smoother text animations.
Fixes
- Fixed OCR interfering with dragging in other apps. Disabling OCR takes effect immediately.
- Improved Adobe app support: Illustrator selection, dragging, and paused-app handling.
- Fixed ignored result options and unnecessary replacement popups.
- Fixed AppleScript popup flashes and improved custom app-link handling.
- Fixed keyboard-opened group menu positioning.
- Improved ChatGPT/Codex detection and spelling capitalization suggestions.
- Fixed currency results to consistently show two decimal places.
ActionClip 2.2.2
What’s new
- Screenshot OCR action: Capture a screen region and recognize text entirely on-device, including lists and tables, then copy or hear the result.
- Keyboard navigation of the widget: Move between actions with the arrow keys, press Return to run, and type to search in More.
- Hotkeys and shortcuts for all actions: Assign a global shortcut to any action and reopen the last result from the current session.
- Added process-level pause rules alongside app and website exclusions.
- Added System, Light, and Dark themes, nine accent colors, and result text size controls.
- New Actions page with better organization, sortable groups, nested More menus, and smoother drag and drop.
- Redesigned the Marketplace with Official, Built-in, and Community Built tabs, larger faster cards, built-in action restoration, new app integrations, and official brand artwork.
- Improved everyday controls with per-item Recent cleanup, Command-F search, larger widget icons, and a separate startup notification setting.
Fixes
- Fixed currency conversion ignoring the selected primary currency, using ambiguous symbols, missing currencies, or interpreting URL-like text as money.
- Fixed Markdown results collapsing lists, headings, quotes, code blocks, and tables.
- Fixed Paste suggestions appearing in non-editable areas and improved Paste detection in newly focused editors and browser address fields.
- Fixed triple-click and embedded Safari or WebKit PDF selections reaching the widget incorrectly.
- Improved first-use widget responsiveness and fixed Group and More menus blinking, closing unexpectedly, trapping keyboard navigation, or opening in the wrong position.
- Improved language and link detection, preserved product names in localized Marketplace titles, and sharpened icons on 1× displays.
ActionClip 2.2.1
What’s new
- Added AirDrop Action to share text and links with nearby Apple devices.
- Grouped actions now open on hover instead of a click for quicker access to folder and More actions.
- Added Message Contact for one-click sending to a saved recipient.
- Improved browser actions to keep links and searches in your current browser.
- Added drag-and-drop ordering to put your go-to group actions first.
- Improved folder icon choices to make your groups easier to recognize.
- Added a snippet manager to organize saved text and put favorites first.
Fixes
- Fixed missed drag selections in BBEdit and Safari, including small selections incorrectly treated as too large.
- Fixed Copy replacing selected text with “c” in SnippetsLab.
- Fixed AppleScript clipboard commands timing out.
- Fixed Title Case capitalization for minor words and sentence beginnings.
- Fixed missing icons in group menus. Grouped actions now always show their icon and title.
- Fixed sidebar separation and overlapping Debug Console titles on macOS 27.
ActionClip 2.2.0
What’s new
- Added Snippets: save selected text with an optional title, then find and insert it from the Paste widget. Manage snippets and paste options in the dedicated Paste widget settings.
- Added ChatGPT and other configured AI providers as translation options.
- Added Bulgarian translation support.
- Added optional original-text display and audio playback for translation results. Choose and preview macOS voices for Speak and translated audio, with access to voice downloads.
- Added SideNotes, Soulver, and eM Client integrations, plus dictionary search for Antidote.
- Added search to the widget’s More menu, including actions inside folders.
- Added Iconify support for customizing action and folder icons.
- Added custom-action duplication and support for AI prompts up to 50,000 characters.
- Added a shortcut to reopen the last result and an option to close result popups by clicking outside.
Fixes
- Fixed AI model picker resets.
- Fixed Arabic and right-to-left result layout.
- Fixed missing icon-only widget tooltips.
- Fixed saved custom icons being overwritten after relaunch.
ActionClip 2.1.1
What’s new
- Added Discord and Guides links to the Support sidebar.
- Significantly improved French translations for actions, Markdown tools, CriticMarkup, and the Personalized Actions page.
- Improved iCloud Sync eligibility handling for legacy plans.
Fixes
- Fixed the onboarding screen appearing too dark in Light Mode.
- Improved sidebar UX.
- Small bug fixes in pricing.
Apple Shortcuts, more local actions, and a more flexible widget
Run more local actions, shape the widget around your workflow, and enjoy more reliable text selection across macOS.
What's new
- Run your Apple Shortcuts from ActionClip, with selected-text or no-input modes and a configurable time limit.
- Add local actions for Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Mail, Messages, Music, Finder, Contacts, Maps, and Safari from the new Apple Apps Marketplace category.
- Connect 45 new third-party apps with 47 local integration actions, plus a new action for calling a selected phone number with your Mac's default calling app.
- Browse an expanded catalogue of 225 official Marketplace actions, with richer app integrations and recognizable app icons.
- Use ActionClip in 19 languages, including 14 newly added languages across Europe and Asia.
- Choose a widget length from 3 to 15 action slots and preview the result directly on the Actions page.
- Place the widget automatically, above, or below selected text, and turn ActionClip confirmation sounds on or off.
16 Apple Apps actions
- Reminders: New Reminder.
- Calendar: New Event.
- Notes: New Note and Append to Selected Note.
- Mail: New Draft.
- Messages: Compose Message.
- Music: Search, Play or Pause, Next Track, and Previous Track.
- Finder: Reveal Path and Search Files.
- Contacts: Add Contact.
- Maps: Search.
- Safari: Open Link and Add to Reading List.
48 new App Integration actions
- Calendar 366: Calendar 366 - New Event and Calendar 366 - New Task.
- BusyCal: BusyCal.
- Things: Things - New Task.
- Due: Due - New Reminder.
- Day One: Day One - New Entry.
- Ulysses: Ulysses - New Sheet.
- BusyContacts: BusyContacts - New Contact.
- Gladys: Gladys - New Item.
- ScreenFloat: ScreenFloat - Capture Text.
- Parcel: Parcel - Add Delivery.
- Spotify: Spotify - Search.
- Phone Amego: Phone Amego - Call.
- Notefile: Notefile - New Note.
- MiniNote Pro: MiniNote Pro - New Note.
- Find Any File: Find Any File - Search Name.
- Lexibird: Lexibird - Translate.
- Antinote: Antinote - New Note.
- Remarc: Remarc.
- ClariRec: ClariRec - Translate.
- 2Do: 2Do - New Task.
- Bear: Bear - New Note.
- Cardhop: Cardhop - New Contact.
- Doit.im: Doit.im - New Task.
- Drafts: Drafts - Capture.
- Dropshelf: Dropshelf - Add.
- EagleFiler: EagleFiler - Import.
- Fantastical: Fantastical - New Event.
- HoudahSpot: HoudahSpot - Search.
- Leap: Leap - Search.
- Mate Translate: Mate Translate.
- NoteAway: NoteAway - Add.
- Paper: Paper - New Note.
- Reverso: Reverso - Translate.
- Skype: Skype - Call.
- SnippetsLab: SnippetsLab - Add.
- TickTick: TickTick - New Task.
- Todo: Todo - New Task.
- Translate Tab: Translate Tab.
- Unclutter: Unclutter - New Note.
- Yojimbo: Yojimbo - New Note and Yojimbo - New Bookmark.
- Antidote: Antidote - Correct.
- Dockside: Dockside - Add.
- Dropover: Dropover - Add.
- PopDo: PopDo - New Task.
- Yoink: Yoink - Add Text.
- Default calling app: Call Phone Number.
Improvements
- Made text selection and widget placement more reliable for keyboard selections, Select All, web editors, Apple Notes, Bear, and other rich-text apps.
- Prevented unnecessary Copy commands when no valid selection exists, reducing unwanted macOS alert sounds and protecting clipboard history.
- Improved clipboard recovery so ActionClip verifies the source app and its Copy command before interacting with the pasteboard.
- Localized Marketplace browsing, search, installed action names, settings, menus, and other ActionClip surfaces.
- Refined iCloud Sync status handling, Upgrade and license management, and access to gifting ActionClip.
Meet the Action Marketplace
Add more useful actions, work across languages, and enjoy a faster, more polished ActionClip.
What's new
- Browse 83 official Marketplace actions across text tools, Markdown, extraction, clipboard tools, developer tools, productivity, and app integrations.
- Preview and convert selected color codes with the new Color Preview action, including HEX, RGB, HSL, and OKLCH.
- Translate to one chosen language or automatically switch between two preferred languages, with a quick Translate Back option.
- Connect Perplexity with your own API key and supported Sonar models.
- Choose currencies more easily in ISO-code order, now including the Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ).
- Connect Fluent, Refine, RewriteBar, Highlight, DEVONthink, UpNote, Tot, Tembo, Scrivener, and Safari Reading List.
27 App Integration actions
- Fluent: Fluent - Smart Panel, Fluent - Translate, Fluent - Magic Refine, Fluent - Fix Grammar, Fluent - Make Concise, Fluent - Summarize, Fluent - Paraphrase Text, Fluent - Explain Like I'm 5, and Fluent - Continue Writing.
- Refine: Refine.
- RewriteBar: RewriteBar.
- Highlight: Highlight.
- DEVONthink: DEVONthink - Clip Plain Note and DEVONthink - Search.
- UpNote: UpNote.
- Tot: Tot - Dot 1, Tot - Dot 2, Tot - Dot 3, Tot - Dot 4, Tot - Dot 5, Tot - Dot 6, and Tot - Dot 7.
- Tembo: Tembo Search.
- Scrivener: Scrivener - New Clipping, Scrivener - Append to Text, and Scrivener - Append to Notes.
- Safari: Safari Reading List.
Improvements
- Widget UI enhancements.
- Small bug fixes.
Sync across Macs, more AI choices, and a more native feel
Keep ActionClip consistent across your Macs, connect more AI services, and work with a smoother, more polished interface.
What's new
- Sync actions, settings, and optional API keys across Macs with the multi-Mac plan introduced as Team in this release.
- Connect OpenAI with either a ChatGPT / Codex account or an OpenAI API key.
- Use downloaded Ollama models locally or connect Ollama Cloud as an external AI provider.
- Open selected text directly in Refine's Floating Editor.
- Use ActionClip in English, French, Italian, Japanese, or Russian.
- Convert CSS units including px, pt, and em, with customizable em and PPI values.
- Choose a secondary currency for faster conversions when selected text already uses your primary currency.
- Change icons for built-in and custom actions directly from the Actions page, including uploaded images and HTTPS image links.
Improvements
- Refined the Native Menu theme with macOS system typography, adaptive colors, better contrast, and a clearer result chip.
- Result windows now stay open until you close them and can be moved by dragging the header.
- Made action and group reordering smoother, with faster drop animations and clearer drag feedback.
- Fixed selection and quick-paste support in Calibre's metadata editor.
- Improved AI provider setup, model selection, API-key handling, and Ollama server configuration.
- Standardized buttons, inputs, dropdowns, notes, and click feedback throughout Settings.
- Added automatic update notifications while keeping download and installation choices under your control.
More control and smoother workflows
New widget customization, app integrations, and reliability improvements.
What's new
- Create multiple action groups and reorder them in the widget.
- Reopen ActionClip on selected text with a customizable shortcut.
- Choose action font sizes.
- Pause ActionClip for specific apps or websites.
- Add custom action icons.
- New built-in Sentence case action.
- Added native Apple Calendar and Apple Contacts support.
- Added UpNote support with rich-text note creation and appending.
Improvements
- More reliable text selection in Google Docs, PowerPoint, Apple Notes, Bear, Trello, browsers, and other editors.
- Better clipboard handling to reduce interference with PastePal and other clipboard managers.
- Improved widget placement.
- Refined Native Menu, ActionClip, light, and dark themes.
- Fixed false widget triggers on Finder files, folders, Calendar events, and other non-text elements.
- Fixed widget dropdown alignment, shadows, button contrast, and suggestion-chip appearance.
More actions, more apps, more reliable
New formatting and AI options, broader app support, and a smoother selected-text workflow.
What's new
- Added OpenRouter as an AI provider, with model search.
- Added Underline, Strikethrough, and Clear Formatting actions.
- Added support for Bear and Antinote.
- Improved text selection in Google Docs, PowerPoint, and other editors.
- Made live currency conversion rates more reliable.
- Fixed quick copy and paste sometimes using older clipboard content.
- Improved widget layout so suggestions no longer hide regular actions.
- Added a startup message confirming that ActionClip is running.
- Included general reliability, small bug-fixes and interface improvements.
Permission fix
Fixed Automation permission for AppleScript actions.
Fixed
- macOS can now ask for permission when an AppleScript action controls another app, such as Terminal.
First launch version
ActionClip brings a compact selected-text action menu to Mac, with built-in actions, smart suggestions, custom workflows, and user-controlled AI.
Selected-text menu
- ActionClip appears beside selected text across Mac apps.
- Run copy, paste, rewrite, translate, convert, and search actions without switching tools.
- Paste results back into the active app when an action produces output.
Built-in actions
- 32 built-in actions for text cleanup, case changes, translations, currency, units, dates, time, links, notes, and more.
- Character count and word count appear directly in the widget for selected text.
- Multiple paste actions help you run repeated paste workflows faster.
Smart suggestions
- ActionClip detects dates, times, currencies, links, foreign text, and rough replies.
- The most relevant next action is surfaced first.
Custom actions
- Create reusable actions for JavaScript text transformations, AI prompts, terminal commands, Apple Scripts, and link creation.
- Pin, reorder, group, enable, or disable actions to keep the widget focused.
- Choose from the original ActionClip widget themes.
AI action builder
- Tell ActionClip what action you want in simple words.
- Test the generated action before saving it.
- Run saved AI-created actions from the selected-text menu.
AI control and privacy
- Use on-device Apple Intelligence when available.
- Use external AI API keys only for actions you configure and allow.
- No account is required for local actions.